BENGALURU — Oil prices rose 2% on Tuesday to their highest in four weeks, as the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade of Iran while the two countries stepped up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about energy flows. Brent crude futures climbed $1.68, or 2%, to $84.98 per barrel by 0051 GMT, while […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday announced that her party would hold peaceful protests at district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 to press for the restoration of Article 370 and “resolution of the Kashmir issue”. The former chief minister stated this at a press conference at the […]
DUBAI — India on Sunday reclaimed the No.1 position in ICC men’s T20I rankings after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe in the ongoing three-match series at Harare. The reigning T20 world champions regained the top spot from England, who had dethroned Shreyas Iyer’s side after their 4-0 series win recently. India had also […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Monday forecast mainly dry weather with chances of light rain at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. The weather was dry and sunny in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, mainly dry weather with chances of light […]
SRINAGAR — A youth was felicitated by Baramulla Police for saving a precious life from drowning in river Jhelum in Baramulla district on Tuesday. A youth namely Aabid Shareef Sheikh, son of Late Shareef-ud-Din Sheikh, a resident of Khwajabagh Baramulla was felicitated by SSP Baramulla Amod Ashok Nagpure for showing act of bravery by saving […]
RAOUF DAR ANANTNAG (KIMS) — With walking ailment, a 70-year-old man participates in a drug de-addiction rally in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Sending a strong message to budding lot on living a respectable drug free life. The 70-year-old man namely Mohammad Maqbool Shah, resident of Dooru area of Anantnag district was performing his daily […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Sunday forecast mainly clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather was dry and sunny in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, mainly clear to partly cloudy sky is likely in J&K during next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar recorded […]
JAMMU — A soldier has been arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly killing his colleague last year inside an army barrack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, PTI reported. According to the report, the body of Sepoy Pawar Prathamsh (21), a resident of Maharashtra, was found with a bullet injury on May 20 […]
SRINAGAR — A man has been arrested for killing a girl and chopping her body into pieces in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Police said on Sunday. The girl was missing from last four days in Soibugh village of Budgam district. Police said, the 45-year-old man identified as Shabir Ahmad Wani son of Abdul Aziz Wani, […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has admitted that Islamabad faces an “uphill task” to get the Kashmir issue into the “centre” of the agenda of the United Nations. Zardari also fumbled as he went on to refer to India, describing it first as “our friend” before using the term “neighbouring” country. […]
RAMALLAH — A Palestinian teenager Amri Oudeh (16) was killed after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in the chest during clashes in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, reports quoting Health Ministry said on Friday. Murad Ishteiwi, the Palestinian coordinator of the popular resistance in the village of Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Sunday forecast dry and sunny weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, pleasant sunny weather is expected in J&K during the next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar recorded […]
JAMMU — The job aspirants in Jammu and Kashmir on second consecutive day on Friday continued to protest against the hiring of black-listed company, APTECH Limited, by the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) for conducting exams. The aspirants were demanding ban on APTECH Limited for conducting exams. After protests in Srinagar and Jammu, […]
